KANANASKIS – The government of Alberta has announced beginning at noon on Friday (June 28) that liquor consumption will be permitted in select day use area picnic sites in provincial parks.
The announcement at the beginning of the Canada Day long weekend makes it OK to consume alcohol with food in 14 provincial day-use picnic sites, including Wedge Pond in Spray Valley Provincial Park.
“We’ve committed to ending the war on fun in Alberta’s provincial parks," said Minister of Environment and Parks Jason Nixon in a press release. "The vast majority of park users enjoy our natural spaces responsibly and our government believes in allowing adults to be adults. Happy Canada Day and, as always, please enjoy the province’s parks responsibly.”
The consumption of alcohol will be permitted only between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. and has to be consumed with food.
Other day-use areas where it will be permitted includes: Dinosaur Provincial Park main day use area, Hulls Wood in Fish Creek Provincial Park, Miquelon Lake Provincial Park main day use area, Beaver Lake Provincial Recreation Area and Saskatoon Island Provincial Park main day use area.
